Transforming Professional and Personal Life

by Benjamin Zander, Rosamund Stone Zander

A Soundview Featured Book ReviewIn both work and life, there are those who see nothing but roadblocks. The authors view each situation that arises as one of infinite possibility. All a person needs is the right mindset and an understanding of the coaching tools that are described in this Featured Book Review. Learn about the way that possibility can open doors, change perspectives and provide a more direct path to personal achievement and satisfaction.

Alignment Action Accountability

by Quint Studer

A Soundview Featured Book ReviewWall Street Journal best-selling author Quint Studer takes readers on a journey to leadership excellence. Executives will learn the three guiding principles of Studer's philosophy: alignment, action and accountability. Packed with relevant examples, this Featured Book Review attempts to provide a handy overview of Studer's major points.

While factories across the Midwest shutter their doors, Cleveland-based manufacturer Lincoln Electric has thrived for more than a century. In addition to being profitable and technologically innovative, through good times and bad, the company has fulfilled its unique promise of "guaranteed continuous employment." Workers are viewed as assets — not liabilities. Through flexible hours and job assignments, as well as a merit-based bonus system, Lincoln Electric's employment...

Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow

by John C. Maxwell

In the tradition of his million-seller The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, author John Maxwell provides a concise, accessible leadership book that helps readers become more effective leaders from the inside out.

Practicing Personal Accountability at Work and in Life

by John G. Miller

The troubles that plague organizations cannot be solved by pointing fingers and blaming others. Rather, the real solutions are found when each of us recognizes the power of personal accountability. In QBQ!, author and consultant John G. Miller explains how negative, inappropriate questions like "Why do we have to go through all this change?" and "Who dropped the ball?" represent a lack of personal accountability. Conversely, when we ask better questions — QBQs

Creating Authentic Teams for High Performance at Work

by Danilo Sirias, Hank Karp, Connie Fuller

Today’s workplaces are dominated by two generational groups: Baby Boomers and Generation Xers. The Boomers now hold top management and policy-making positions, while the younger Xers have just recently entered the world of work. Unfortunately, both groups view each other with suspicion. Boomers tend to believe the stereotype that Xers are slackers, loners, and self-absorbed. Xers think Boomers are incapable of adapting to technological and social change. Both stereotypes are false, and those who

An Unorthodox Guide to Doing the Right Thing

by Joseph Badaracco

Every profession and walk of life has its great figures, leaders and heroes, people who are exalted for their achievements and treated as role models. Yet, in day-to-day life, we often find that the most effective leaders are rarely public heroes; they maintain a low profile, yet they do what is right (for themselves and their organizations) inconspicuously and without casualties. These are the "quiet leaders" Joseph L. Badaracco, Jr. studies and celebrates in his book. Through four years of res